After weeks of rumors, leaks, and official teasers, Honor‘s latest generation of flagship smartphones has finally made their debut in China. The Magic 8 and Magic 8 Pro pack cutting edge technology, high end camera systems, and a sleek design. So here’s everything you need to know about the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 powered smartphone.
1. Design and Display
The Chinese brand has just announced the Magic 8 series with minimal changes to the design over its predecessor. While the look seems familiar to the Magic 7 lineup, the Magic 8 and Magic 8 Pro are getting a more polished design. The rear has a large circular camera island with rounded corners on the edge. Both models arrive in multiple color options.
The base model gets Rising Sun Gold, Celadon Gaze, Snowy White, and Velvet Black, while the Magic 8 Pro arrives in Azure Blue, Snow White, and Velvet Black. You also get an IP68 + IP69 + IP69K rating for water and dust resistance on the new lineup. Honor’s Magic 8 measures just 7.95mm thick and weighs around 205 grams, while the Magic 8 Pro measures 8.32mm thick and weighs around 219 grams. The Magic 8 series also adds a new button to the frame, which acts as a dedicated key for AI. Long pressing this key brings up Honor’s proprietary version of Gemini Live called YOYO Video Call.
On the front, the standard Magic 8 is closer to a compact flagship thanks to its 6.58-inch LTPO OLED display that has an FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 6000 nits of peak brightness, 1.18mm uniform ultra thin bezels and 4,320Hz PWM dimming.
Meanwhile, the Magic 8 Pro sports a taller 6.71-inch quad curved LTPO OLED panel with a 1.5K resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, 6000 nits of peak brightness, 4,320Hz PWM dimming, Honor Giant Rhino Glass for protection, and 1.18mm uniform bezels on all four sides. The duo houses a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint scanner for security.
2. Specifications
Following the Xiaomi 17 series, Honor is the next in line to feature Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. This makes it one of the fastest Android smartphones in the market right now. The chip is paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of internal storage.
Under the hood, a massive 7,000mAh battery pack powers the vanilla model that supports 90W wired fast charging and 80W wireless fast charging. On the other hand, the Magic 8 Pro has an even larger 7,200mAh cell with support for faster 100W wired and 80W wireless charging speeds. Out of the box, both models run on the Android 16 OS based MagicOS 10 custom skin. Other notable features include Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, and more.
3. Camera
Honor’s flagship Magic 8 Pro offers a triple camera setup on the rear that includes a 50MP (Main, 1/1.31-inch, f/1.6) + 200MP (Telephoto, 1/1.4-inch, 3.7x optical zoom) + 50MP (Ultrawide) setup. This model has also achieved CIPA level 5.5, bringing improved clarity and sharper images from its telephoto camera. It is coupled with a new AIMAGE Honor Nox Engine for 10 times more clarity.
Rounding off the camera setup, there is a 3D depth sensor on the rear and a 50MP selfie shooter on the front. The base Magic 8 gets a 50MP (Main, 1/1.56-inch, f/1.9) + 64MP (Periscope Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.5) + 50MP (Ultrawide, f/2.0) camera system on the back. On the front, you get a 50MP shooter for selfies and video calls.
4. Pricing
The Honor Magic 8 series was just released in multiple storage configurations, so here are the pricing details:
Honor Magic 8 Pro
- 12GB + 256GB – 4,499 Yuan (~$630)
- 12GB + 512GB – 4,799 Yuan (~$672)
- 16GB + 512GB – 4,999 Yuan (~$700)
- 16GB + 1TB – 5,499 Yuan (~$728)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
- 12GB + 256GB – 5,699 Yuan (~$798)
- 12GB + 512GB – 5,999 Yuan (~$840)
- 16GB + 512GB – 6,199 Yuan (~$868)
- 16GB + 1TB – 6,699 Yuan (~$938)
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